Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

Chapter 70: Receiving the Rewards

The sky was now of an orange-red hue as the evening was slowly setting in, the plains now filled with crowds of individuals headed back their long day's quest. Amongst these individuals were those who branched off to grind against the surrounding mobs while others continued about their business.

Nero was also within this group; he casually bypassed the crowds as he occasionally sends a chop towards any nearby monsters that lurked about the open fields.

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Ding!

[Monster is too weak, no EXP gained.]

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Nero clicked his teeth at this as he put away his scythe while inwardly complaining, 'So he was right, Inferior Grade monsters no matter their levels won't even give a tiny amount of EXP if you 've already surpassed their levels.'

As Nero thought to himself, he shook his head before focusing on the scene before him, staring beyond the vast open plains where the woods that led to Winfrey was nearing.

'Finally back to this beginner place, I wonder if that strange fellow is still there?' When Nero thought to here, he hurriedly picked up his pace soon after arriving at the coarse path surrounded by trees.

He looked at the usual spot where the novice was always standing as he berated the newbies, but it seemed that the person had left to unknown quarters.

'I guess he's finally learned...' After thinking this, Nero continued his way, and before long, he had finally arrived at the village entrance.

Currently, a few beginners were leaving the area, they looked at him with a hint of eagerness as they saw his gear, but none of them said anything as ultimately went on their way.

"Finally, I'm back, after this quest I should be able to rank up to Level 6, but I'll only need one more level to start accepting quests from Grandma Chief again," Nero said with a smile on his face.

Adult Nero took this chance to speak, "Indeed, but other than that you'll also need to start preparing yourself."

Nero was now making his way towards the Combat Temple, but when he heard Adult Nero's words he asked with a puzzled look on his face, 'Hmm? Prepare for what a dungeon?'

Adult Nero's eyes had a profound look as he stared out from Nero's consciousness into the distance as he replied, "No, your Inheritance Quest..."

When Nero heard this, he showed a look of understanding. He gripped his fists as he had a sharp ray within them as he thought, 'I'll take things one step at a time...'

Adult Nero looked at this with a slight smile as he said nothing, returning to meditation as moments later, Nero had arrived at the Combat Temple.

When Nero saw the red nose old man that lazily sat outside of the temple, his previous mood sunk as if he couldn't stand a bone in this individual.

Old Monk Nalud was currently feeling bored; he leaned his body to the side while using one finger to pick his nose as he flicked the booger away.

However, as if he sensed something, his eyes shifted towards Nero's position before showing traces of surprise as he exclaimed, "Huh? You're back already? Did you even complete that quest of mine?"

'Darn old bastard, I guess he was thinking of sending me to death... pssh,' Nero thought inwardly, but as he had yet to get his reward, he made a dutiful look as he replied with a slight bow, "Senior, I have done my best against those vicious monsters and..."

Old Monk Nalud frowned at Nero's introductory speech waving his hand as he spoke in a hurrying tone, "Yeah-yeah, blah-blah, hurry up and take out the jar!"

Nero bit his lips as he heard those words, he knew that he wasn't even going to give him a slight amount of preferential treatment or EXP boost just from his tone. Not wasting any time, he didn't act on ceremony as he tossed the jar towards him and gave him an indifferent look.

As Monk Nalud caught the jar, he looked at the greenish-red blood and shook it from side to side with a scrutinizing look before he unplugged the wooden cork.

A strange scent wafted towards his nose, causing his expression to brighten as he laughed out loud and spoke in a manner unfitting for a monk, "Hahaha! It really is that thing's blood, good brat; now I can finally extract the last batch for delivery."

Following those words, he drained the blood in a container and aimed his finger at it as a strange ray fired into the blood. Soon, the blood vanished and a skill book appeared, Nero's eyes widened in surprise as he saw with his eyes, [Sword Dance] written on the surface of the book.

Monk Nalud smirked as he placed the book beside a bundle of other skill books and put them away before he waved his hand, tossing the jar beside a pile of others bundled in the same place.

Looking at them closely, Nero noticed that the same scent was coming from them, and it even seemed as if they weren't used not so long ago.

'This son of a...' Nero was about to swear, as his eyes turned redder with veins appearing over his face. However, before that could happen, there was a change.

"Huh? Why are you still here? Oh right, the reward, take it and go..." Old Monk Nalud said as he waved his hand as if sending away a fly.

Nero glared at Nalud with violent intentions, but the reward that followed had pushed all anger away from his mind.

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Ding!

[You have completed the Special Quest: Retrieve the blood of the Snalard King!]

Ding!

[You have been rewarded 600 EXP and 300 Prestige!]

Ding!

[Congratulations, your Prestige has ranked up!]

Ding!

[You have leveled up! All stats have increased as follows HP: 20, MP: 20, SA: +5, CF: +10, BT: +3, SP: +3km]

Ding!

[You've received the Old Monk's Special Gift, Rare Item: Sky Walker Boots.]

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Nero felt happy at the reward, but as he didn't like Nalud, he hurriedly left without saying a word of thanks or goodbye.

Monk Nalud chuckled as he watched Nero left, his eyes showing a strange look as he muttered to himself, "Pff, such a brat, takes only that little to get his head all riled up, he's too inexperienced..."

While he said this, however, he still looked at Nero's back with a favorable expression, he clapped his hand once, and a swallow appeared from the sky.

He then placed a small note in its mouth and watched as it flew off into the air, Monk Nalud had a faint smile as he spoke as if speaking to the wind, "His improvement is good, he should have by now caught the eyes of those human groups. Huhu... for someone who obviously had no background to grow at this speed, I'm curious about the nearing Event."

Nero didn't know what occurred behind him; he was currently feeling excited at the chunk of EXP the level up.

'Haha, that old bastard though a bastard isn't that stingy with his rewards, I have to test these boots out and see my current strength increase... maybe I should join the rankings tonight,' Nero inwardly said with a look of excitement on his face.

Adult Nero, however, spoke in a cold tone, "There are no benefits on the ranking list if you're a Level 6 with only step 5 mastery in your core skills. Typically, you'd need to have the same level of mastery as your level or have trained it to be higher than your actual level itself."

Nero frowned at this as he spoke, "Che! How troubling, it's going to take me a while to rank up again; it's not so easy to train these skills. Is the [Ranking List] even that worth it?"

"Of course it is, now that you are nearing Level 10, you will have to prepare yourself for your Inheritance Quest with more skills and better armor. Naturally, you can find some of these from Dungeons, but that depends on the dungeon rank and your luck. The choice is yours to make, which is it, Dungeon or Ranking List?" Adult Nero replied.

Nero remained silent as he heard this, he thought for a moment before his eyes shone as he spoke, 'I'll just do both..."

Adult Nero chuckled at this as he thought, "As expected... still the same as myself,"

Nero didn't dally any longer as he wanted to try out the new equipment, but as he made his way to the exit of the village, he received a notification.

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Ding!

[Elly has sent you a message! Would you like to read it?]

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Nero looked at this is in puzzlement, but as if he recalled something, he hit his head and spoke, "Oh crap! I forgot about that meeting..."

As Nero said this, he looked around before he hurried away from the current location as he went to a more reserved area to read what she sent him.

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